NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7055

Senate Bill S7055

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting electric vehicle charging stations

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2019-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9563
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §19-a, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S23, A4386

2019-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting electric vehicle charging stations.

2019-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7055

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring the
construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting
electric vehicle charging stations

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation requires any parking garage or parking lot capable of
accommodating fifty or more cars that receives state capital funding to
include in it

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 requires any parking garage or parking lot capable of accommo-
dating fifty or more cars that receives state capital funding to be
capable of supporting electric vehicle charging stations. Specifically
requires the electrical raceway and all components be up to all applica-

ble code. Specifically it shall provide a minimum 3.1 kW of electrical
capacity to each charging station when connected. This specifies that
there no is mandate to install the electrical charging stations itself,
but just to install the infrastructure necessary for future charging
stations.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

As New York embarks on its impressive and necessary climate goals, we
must look at ways to increase capacity for those individuals who seek to
purchase and use electric vehicles. One of the major complaints from
electric car owners is the lack of public charging stations available to
them. This legislation seeks to address this concern by requiring enti-
ties that receive state capital funding to install the infrastructure
necessary for electric car charging stations. This legislation does not
mandate the installation of the stations themselves but to be forward
thinking in requiring the installation of the infrastructure. It is
significantly more costly to install the necessary infrastructure for
charging stations after the completion of a parking garage or lot, by
requiring this to be done up front significant cost savings can be real-
ized.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7055
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   construction of certain parking facilities to be capable of supporting
   electric vehicle charging stations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 19-a to read as follows:
   §  19-A.  PARKING  FACILITIES;  SUPPORT  FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
 STATIONS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION  THE  TERM  "PARKING  GARAGE,
 OPEN  PARKING  LOT  AND/OR  OTHER PARKING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A PARKING
 FACILITY OF MORE THAN FIFTY PARKING SPACES.
   2. ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN  THIS  STATE  THAT  RECEIVES
 STATE  CAPITAL  FUNDING AND THE SCOPE OF SUCH PROJECT INCLUDES A PARKING
 GARAGE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
 THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL RACEWAY TO THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY PANEL  SERVING  THE
 GARAGE  THAT  SHALL BE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM OF 3.1 KW OF ELEC-
 TRICAL CAPACITY TO EACH CHARGING STATION CONNECTED TO IT WITH THE  RACE-
 WAY.  SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND WORK APPURTENANT THERETO SHALL
 BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE, CITY AND MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL CODES.
   3. ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN  THIS  STATE  THAT  RECEIVES
 STATE  CAPITAL  FUNDING  AND  THE SCOPE OF SUCH PROJECT INCLUDES AN OPEN
 PARKING LOT AND OTHER PARKING FACILITY SHALL BE  CAPABLE  OF  SUPPORTING
 ELECTRIC  VEHICLE  CHARGING  STATIONS  THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL RACEWAY, NO
 SMALLER THAN ONE INCH, CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A MINIMUM SUPPLY OF 11.5 KVA
 TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT (EVSE) FROM AN  ELECTRIC  SUPPLY
 PANEL.  THE  ELECTRIC SUPPLY PANEL SERVING SUCH PARKING SPACES MUST HAVE
 AT LEAST  3.1  KW  OF  AVAILABLE  CAPACITY  FOR  EACH  CHARGING  STATION
 CONNECTED  TO  IT WITH THE RACEWAY.  SUCH RACEWAY AND ALL COMPONENTS AND
 WORK APPURTENANT THERETO SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  STATE,  CITY  AND
 MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL CODE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14525-01-9

 S. 7055                             2
 
   4.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC
 VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN ANY PARKING GARAGE,  OPEN  PARKING  LOT  OR
 OTHER PARKING FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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